National Sports

Strong finish to 2019 earns Shapovalov top Canadian men's player honours

MONTREAL — Denis Shapovalov has been named Tennis Canada's top male player for the second time in three seasons. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., rebounded from a mid-season slump and put together a strong finish to his 2019 campaign.

Dec 19, 2019 12:56 PM Read more >

Eric Comrie back in Winnipeg after Jets claim goaltender off waivers

WINNIPEG — Goaltender Eric Comrie is back with the Winnipeg Jets. The NHL team announced Thursday that it has claimed Comrie off waivers form the Detroit Red Wings.

Dec 19, 2019 11:16 AM Read more >

Canadian offensive lineman Braden Schram returns to Roughriders

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have re-signed Canadian offensive lineman Braden Schram. The six-foot-four, 312-pound native of Manning, Alta., returns for his third season with the Roughriders.

Dec 19, 2019 9:12 AM Read more >

Belgium ends the year ranked world No. 1 while Canada has work to do in CONCACAF

ZURICH — Qatar made the biggest move up FIFA's world rankings in 2019, driven by winning the Asian Cup. FIFA's year-end rankings published Thursday put Belgium at No. 1 for the second straight year.

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Quebec featherweight looks forward to facing Korean Superboy on hostile ground

Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain figures he was fighting himself as much as Desmond (The Predator) Green when he made his UFC debut in May.

Dec 19, 2019 8:25 AM Read more >

Austrians sweep women's downhill training; Shiffrin opts out

VAL D'ISERE, France — An Austrian sweep of the top places was led by Ramona Siebenhofer in a training run Thursday for a World Cup downhill.

Dec 19, 2019 7:37 AM Read more >

Olympic document hits $8.8M auction record for sports item

NEW YORK — A record price of $8.8 million for a sports memorabilia item at auction has been achieved for the 1892 manifesto to launch the modern Olympic Games.

Dec 19, 2019 7:31 AM Read more >

Masse, Oleksiak among Canadians competing in inaugural swim league final

Olympic medallist Kylie Masse was looking for a way to keep her competitive drive fresh after finishing out her collegiate swimming career at the University of Toronto.

Dec 19, 2019 4:00 AM Read more >

Canadian world downhill ski champion John Kucera at the helm of former team

The first Canadian man to win a world championship in downhill skiing is now the head coach of his former team. John Kucera oversees a disparate Canadian men's downhill squad that includes both former teammates and a batch of young prospects.

Dec 19, 2019 4:00 AM Read more >

Scores and Schedule

Wednesday's Games NHL New Jersey 3 Anaheim 1 Colorado 4 Chicago 1 St.

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